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Spang, which is used by absolutely everyone I encounter in Civvie Street - in fact some people assume it's my Christian name. from my work colleagues, due to the rather obvious craters in each of my cheeks.

The exhibition, which will travel to Los Angeles and St. Paul, Minn., is enriched by impressive photo essays, juxtaposing works by Bently Spang (b. 1960) and Ken Blackbird (b.1956) with 19th-century archival photos.

"Shapeshifting" dutifully includes works by the traditional and contemporary artists who are regulars in Indian installations, including the celebrated potters Maria and Julian Martinez, from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, and Hopi artist Nampeyo, as well as the obligatory photo-bedecked Bently Spang contemporary take on the traditional Cheyenne warshirt.

You can keep your pouty J-pop idols and bubbleheaded bridge crew: we have Laurette Spang, Maren Jensen, and Anne Lockhart, any one of whom could destroy the entire Zentradi fleet single-handedly by batting her eyelashes.

The curators invite its comparison to a nearby 2010 fringed "war shirt" commissioned from Bently Spang, the suddenly ubiquitous Northern Cheyenne artist whose designs, which are meant to be seen, not worn, are also on view in Manhattan and Brooklyn.